Motorcyclist dies from injuries in crash

Ocala Police Traffic Homicide investigator Brennan Grady marks the scene with the help of homicide investigatore Harold Compton and Community Service Specialist Bridgett Maurice at NE 36th Ave and NE 7th Street in Ocala on Monday.

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By Carlos E. MedinaCorrespondent

Published: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 6:13 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 6:13 p.m.

A young man died Monday afternoon after his motorcycle struck a pickup truck at an intersection in Northeast Ocala.

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According to Lt. Lou Biondi of the Ocala Police Department, the man, whose name was being withheld until his family could be notified, was riding a 1998 Suzuki motorcycle north on Northeast 36th Avenue just before 4:20 p.m. As he started to pass through the intersection of Northeast Seventh Street, the motorcycle struck the passenger side of a 1999 Dodge 1500 truck driven by Marissa Lynn Borst, 19.

Borst was driving east along Northeast Seventh Avenue. The pickup was turned 180 degrees from the impact and came to rest near the east side of Northeast 36th Avenue.

It was not clear Monday evening which driver had the right of way.

“We have some conflicting witness statements,” Biondi said.

The man was taken to Munroe Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Borst was not injured. She paced around the pickup truck Monday evening as the investigation continued.

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